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antiquaries that these heaps are the ruins of primitive dwellings, 

 inhabited by a race of people now extinct in this part of the 

 country, and whose remains are also to be found in the 

 Highlands of Scotland and Wales. On the other hand, the 

 sceptics say that the stones have- been gathered together for the 

 purpose of clearing the ground, so that the scythe of the mower 

 might not be injured when cutting down the brackens. Others say 

 that the stones are for the purpose of marking the burial places of 

 these old inhabitants, and that the name Barrow, meaning mound 

 or burial-place, was applied to this hill in consequence of this being 

 the cemetery of the tribe. The answer to this is, that Barrow 

 means also a wooded hill, the Latterbarrow the lower wooded hill, 

 in contrast with the higher wood on the opposite side of the lake. 

 This view is strengthened by the fact that the face of the hill next 

 the lake is still covered with a growth of stunted trees. 



On descending from the hill towards the stream known as 

 Smiddy Beck, we traverse a long stretch of mossy ground, on which 

 grows one of the most interesting class of plants that this country 

 produces. The study of the carnivorous plants by Darwin and 

 other observers has thrown a new light on the subject, and invested 

 them with a new interest. Amongst these interesting plants the 

 Sundew is the most abundant here, and is found in almost every 

 piece of boggy ground, and at this season of the year one can 

 seldom find a plant whose leaves are not disfigured by the remains 

 of insects. It flowers at this season of the year, but the flowers 

 are so seldom seen opened, that the enquiry has been made by 

 experienced botanists, asking if the flowers ever do open. The 

 answer is : The flowers (which bear a considerable resemblance to 

 the garden saxifrage — London pride) expand in the forenoon of a 

 fine sunny day, at other times they are closed ; consequently 

 visitors looking for them on dark days, or even at any other time 

 than the forenoon, would find the petals closely shut. The mode 

 by which the leaves of this plant capture insects was so well 

 explained in a lecture by one of our members a short time ago, 

 that it need not be repeated. It will be fresh in the memory of 

 most of our members. 



